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I have a customer looking into purchasing a 2001 740i which according to the current owner the oil level is reading to high. The correct amount of oil has been put into the engine but still reads to high....has anyone ever had this issue? looking for possible causes, any info would be appreciated.

The correct amount of oil verified by you? If not, verify it yourself, maybe they put oil in the car while the front end was still jacked up. Another potential answer (although unlikely) is the dipstick was swapped with one that is slightly longer. Hopefully someone wasn't using conventional oil in it and neglecting oil changes because that could cause sludge build up in the oil pan not to mention the valvetrain.

The correct amount of oil verified by you? If not, verify it yourself, maybe they put oil in the car while the front end was still jacked up. Another potential answer (although unlikely) is the dipstick was swapped with one that is slightly longer. Hopefully someone wasn't using conventional oil in it and neglecting oil changes because that could cause sludge build up in the oil pan not to mention the valvetrain.

no not verified by me, one of my regular customers called me today asking me questions pertaining to this issue, I also thought maybe the wrong dipstick, either way I would like to verify the car myself, and was looking for potential causes before the car comes in.

well I finally got a hold of this car, and I can't find any evidence of rising oil levels, my guess is this guy don't know apples from oranges when it comes to cars......turns out this car is in excellent condition, and was well looked after, all service records from day one are present, very nice E38